What do I have to learn to create a CMS site?

[dr_iton]

I'm a junior programmer with following programming skills:
C#, ASP.NET, JavaScript, CSS, jQuery, HTML, MS SQL Server.
I am making the question because I don't know what the people use to make a CMS web site.
I'm just curious to know what is the procedure to create a CMS.
I can create windows and web based applications, but never till now had to do something with CMS.
Thank you in advance for your reply.
Cheers.

[Geek-9pm]

It would help if you explain the acronyms.
CMS:
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Centers in  Medicaid Services
content management system
Of the later,  joomla is widely used.
http://www.joomla.org/
Is that what you want?

[dr_iton]

It would help if you explain the acronyms.
CMS:
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Centers in  Medicaid Services
content management system
Of the later,  joomla is widely used.
http://www.joomla.org/
Is that what you want?

Yes, this is what I'm looking for:
content management system

Cheers.

[camerongray]

Well it depends if you are wanting to make a CMS, or make a website using a CMS.

If you are making a CMS, this will be just like building a web application (Using Python, PHP, ASP.NET.etc) where you store content of the website in a database and then have a web interface to manage this content. You will then have another part of the application that renders pages using the data in the database.

If you are just looking to build a site using a CMS, you would just need to pick a piece of CMS software to use such as Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla.etc.  You would then just install this on your webserver following the provided instructions.  You would then use the CMS to build the website.  You would need either a premade template for your CMS or build your own in order to style the website.

It would help if you explain the acronyms.

The acronym would be totally clear for anyone who understands the topic area...

[dr_iton]

If you are making a CMS, this will be just like building a web application (Using Python, PHP, ASP.NET.etc) where you store content of the website in a database and then have a web interface to manage this content. You will then have another part of the application that renders pages using the data in the database.

Let me be clear if I understood you:
I can create a site using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery.
In one of the spaces at the site where I want to change the content for example inside <DIV> tags, I can make somehow to fill that from a Database or other kind of files.
Did I got the point or I'm wrong.

Thank you in advance for you reply.
Cheers.

[camerongray]

Yeah, that's how a CMS works.  For the premade CMSs you would create a "template" using HTML, CSS, Javascript.etc and then put in placeholders where you want content to go, these placeholders vary depending on what CMS you use.  I build most stuff in Drupal and I know that in that you use bits of PHP code which will echo out content wherever you want it.

Once you have built a template you would load it into the CMS and start editing your content.  They have a pretty steep learning curve but once you grasp it, they are fairly easy to work with.

[dr_iton]

Thank you mate, I got the point now.
One more question:
Is it harder to make CMS as RSS Feed?
Cheers.

[camerongray]

Is it harder to make CMS as RSS Feed?

Not really, most good CMSs have some sort of module/plugin system so as long as there is an RSS module available for it (if it doesn't come built in) you will be able to just install the module and use it.

[frederiek]

There a three basic content management systems: WordPress, Joomla and Drupal. They are all based on OOP.

[emmaback]

Making website step-by-step with starting with website plan you will save you a lot of time afterwards. This guides may help you to create your website: http://www.webbuildersguide.com/free-website-builders/. Though there are a lot of other guides and tips to built your CMS.